Emidio J. 'Slats' Marchegiano

Thursday

Born October 27, 1924, in Blairsville, PA, he had lived in Delaware the past 60 years and had retired from General Motors after over 30 years. He was a proud veteran of the U.S. Navy having served during World War II.

He will be sadly missed by his family including his son and daughter-in-law, Joseph and Theresa Marchegiano, Landenberg, PA; two grandsons, Christopher and Daniel Marchegiano; his brothers and sisters and their spouses, Robert Marchegiano, and John and Betty Marchegiano, all of Midland; Anthony and Dolores Barney, East Liverpool, OH; Joseph and Sheila Barney, Midland; Pete and Patricia Barney, Industry; Rose Marie and Sam Pizzuti, Vanport, and Loretta and Jim Cook, East Liverpool. Also surviving is his special friend, Irene Demmi of Newark, DE, and numerous nieces, and nephews.

Preceding him in death was his wife, Francis Picolilli Marchegiano; his birth father, Joseph Marchegiano; his mother and his second father, Albina Donatella and Pete Barney, and two brothers, Dominic Marchegiano and Emerico Barney, and two sisters, Susan Brown Marchegiano and Anita Frye Barney.

Friends will be received today from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. in the SCHWERHA-NOLL FUNERAL HOME, 600 Beaver Ave., Midland. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Friday at 10 a.m. at St. Blaise Church. Entombment will take place at the Cathedral Cemetery Mausoleum, Wilmington, DE.

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